“Too close,” Cole replied grimly. “And some of them lead past it, into our territory.” A muscle twitched in my jaw. That was all I needed to hear. “Who else knows about this?” I asked. “Just the team I took with me,” he said. “I told them to keep quiet until you decided how to handle it.” Good. The last thing we needed was panic spreading through the pack before we even knew what we were dealing with. I took the phone from him, zooming in on the emblem again. The design didn’t match any of the allied packs I knew. But there was something about the style...sharp lines, bold slashes...that tickled a memory. “I’ve seen something like this before,” I murmured. Cole’s eyes sharpened. “Where?” “Years ago,” I said slowly, “when my father was still Alpha. A group of wolves from beyond the

